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I'm often associated with parallel narratives or dual narratives. The 'Devil in the White City' was a fluke.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Associated City Devil Dual Fluke Narratives Often Parallel White

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'The Devil in the White City' - the 'White City' was the nickname for the World's Fair of 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Chicago City Devil Fair Nickname White World

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My life! That's a long story, too. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, like half of the world, I think.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Born Brooklyn Half Life Like Long My Life New New York Story Think Too World York I Think I Was Born

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I figured I was going to apply to one journalism school and let fate take a hand.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Apply Fate Figured Going Hand Journalism School Take

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I was in Bucks County at the 'Bucks County Currier Times,' which is a great place to start for any reporter who wants to start out.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Any Bucks County Great Great Place Out Place Reporter Start Times Wants Which Who

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Room 40 knew a U-boat was heading south to Liverpool - knew the boat's history; knew that it was now somewhere in the North Atlantic under orders to sink troop transports and any other British vessel it encountered; and knew as well that the submarine was armed with enough shells and torpedoes to sink a dozen ships.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Any Armed Atlantic Boat British Dozen Encountered Enough Heading History Knew Liverpool North Now Orders Other Room Shells Ships Sink Somewhere South Submarine Troop Vessel Well

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The toilet from time to time imparted to the boat the scent of a cholera hospital and could be flushed only when the U-boat was on the surface or at shallow depths, lest the undersea pressure blow material back into the vessel.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Back Blow Boat Cholera Could Depths From Time To Time Hospital Lest Material Only Pressure Scent Shallow Surface Time Toilet Vessel

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One of the things I've always loved is collecting telling little details.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Always Collecting Details Little Loved One Of The Things Telling Things

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The thing I always tell my writing students - I'm not a full-time instructor, by any means, but periodically I've taught writing students - what I always tell them is that the most important thing in narrative nonfiction is that you not only have to have all the research; you have to have about 100% more than you need.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Always Any Full-Time Important Important Thing Instructor Means More Most Most Important Thing Narrative Need Nonfiction Only Research Students Taught Tell Than The Most Important Them Thing Writing You

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I write to be read. I'm quite direct about that. I'm not writing to thrill colleagues or to impress the professors at the University of Iowa; that's not my goal.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Colleagues Direct Goal Impress Iowa Professors Quite Read Thrill University Write Writing I Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 3rd, 1954

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